I thought sodomy allegations would end with me - Anwar
PKR President Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the sex video allegations aimed at his deputy Mohamed Azmin Ali.
A victim of smear campaigns in the past, Anwar had been convicted of sodomy twice, in 1999 and in 2014. He was pardoned after Pakatan Harapan won the 14th general election...
PKR President Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the sex video allegations aimed at his deputy Mohamed Azmin Ali.
A victim of smear campaigns in the past, Anwar had been convicted of sodomy twice, in 1999 and in 2014. He was pardoned after Pakatan Harapan won the 14th general election.
"Certainly I thought what I experienced should be the last," he told a press conference at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya this evening.
"But unfortunately, this trend seems to continue. And it is deplorable, sickening and I do not in any way understand why this should continue."
Elaborating, Anwar called for a rejection of such "gutter politics."
"Naturally, I am strongly opposed to this – from a moral point of view, Islamic point of view, ethical point of view, and from the whole spirit of morality and ethics.
"This is not the way we should be judged or assessed in politics or in society," he stressed.
Azmin has denounced the video clips allegedly depicting him and another man engaging in sexual relations.
He characterised the campaign as a "nefarious plot" to destroy his political career.
The video was systematically distributed through WhatsApp to reporters and PKR members early Tuesday.
Earlier today, Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz identified himself on social media as one of the men in the video, and named Azmin as the other.
Haziq is also the senior private secretary to Deputy Primary Industries Minister Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin.
Not interested in video
Just hours after Azmin denied involvement, anonymous individuals disseminated another video clip implicating the minister.
Anwar brushed off questions about the new video.
"I am not interested to see (the video) but I also need to know what is happening.
"That does not change or affect our stance on the matter," he said.
Anwar announced today that his party will continue to discuss what action it will take with regards to Haziq, as well as the scandal as a whole.
PKR has not decided whether it will suspend or fire Haziq, and Anwar is leaving it to Shamsul to determine if he will keep his job.
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